My Favorite Things

The 24^th Ward Relief Society celebrated their March Relief Society Birthday in Sisterhood style!

We started in the Relief Society Room where we had opening exercises, inviting the Spirit to be with us throughout the evening.

Our theme was 

"My Favorite Things"

Our goal was to learn something new about each sister as well as how much we all have in common.

The sisters were given a brown bag the Sunday before, with instructions to put their favorite thing in the bag & drop it off at the cultural hall before the Relief Society Meeting. Also that no one was to see who bought each item. It was top secret!

From the Relief Society Room we then dismissed into the cultural hall. There we were pleasantly surprised to see beautiful decorated tables with aprons, brown paper packages, mittens & snow flakes on each one! They even had big colorful umbrellas scattered along the stage & a cute variety of aprons on the walls!

The sisters lined up in the hall where they were handed a numbered piece of paper & pencil with earlier instructions given. They were told to write down the name of the sister with the number on the item. All the sister’s favorite items were carefully placed along a table. The sisters really enjoyed trying to figure out whose item belonged to whom! At this time, a lot of visiting went on among the sisters as well as reminiscing also. It became like a great mystery to be solved & it was surprisingly fun!!!

It is now time to sit down for their birthday dinner which included teriyaki chicken, baked potatoes with all the condiments, fresh green beans & rolls, with raspberry brownie cake for dessert! Yum!

Prepared by our food committee.

Thanks!

 Just as we started to wind down from our nice dinner words from the song “A Few of My Favorite Things “came up on the back of the stage along with a picture of Julie Andrews. We all broke out singing karaoke style! 

"My Favorite Things"  Part 1 song.

(Make sure you sing along too!)

Then just as we were finishing eating our dessert, we were invited to sing “Happy Birthday” to the Relief Society, which included a beautiful double layer box birthday cake. We then, had a sister randomly pick out of a can, several names of other sisters who each took a couple minutes and explained why the item they brought was their favorite thing. This turned out to be emotionally moving! This was because we had items from a 1900 Book of Mormon, to a fathers watch who had passed on,  to old family photo’s,  to a bag of M& M’s candies and everything in-between! Our sisters did not hold back on sharing their very special & tender stories behind each item! It was totally awesome! 

We then enjoyed singing karaoke style again, the words of “A Few of My Favorite Things” but this time the words were changed to a more spiritually personable way in relation to sisterhood. It included pictures of random acts of kindness among our dear sisters of the ward. This was a very nice ending to a well rounded evening!

"My Favorite Things" Part 2

(again, sing along) 

Jolene took her fathers watch and turned it in to a beautiful woman's watch

Here are some of the "favorite things":

Ruth - Rose

Mickie - framed flowers

Connie - M&M's

Julie - Book of Mormon, drink

Annette - Old Book of Mormon

Beckee - chocolate & remote

Misty - wooden spoon

Eileen - old book

Paige - DVR remote

Jill - Boy Scout wooden boy

Dixie - Crystal dish

Nellie - Pacemaker

Donna - black necklace

Anna Lou - family pictures, Jesus

Kathy - Temple

Jolene - watch

Kathleen - jewelry

Hillsman - lighthouse

Carol - Mickey Mouse

Mary Beth - painting of Temple

Elaine - mini sewing machine

Rosalie - truck with Hot Wheels

Annie - flip flops, kindle, hair bows, movie, cologne

JeriLynn - scrap book pages

Jody - casserole pan

April - Suze Orman book

Joan - family pictures

 - ski pass

At the close of the meeting a sister stood up and shared a sentimental poem on how the apron was such an important part of our ancestor’s lives. She finished with expressing her great love & gratitude for her sisters and all they do in the ward!

This meeting was a wonderful success! It was truly an eye & ear awakening experience for everyone involved! Happy Birthday to the Relief Society!

Relief Society Sisterhood truly lives on!         

My Favorite Things

Bring one of your Favorite Things "concealed" to the RS Activity.

See you next week!

Land of Oz

BC 24th Ward February Relief Society meeting was magical, inspiring and just good fun!

All our sisters were invited to the "Land of Oz!"

Why?! You say?!

Because, because, because because, because, because of the wonderful things it does!!!

We started out in the Relief Society room with the opening exercises followed by Dorothy (Our Relief Society President) making a very important announcement!

Jolene Hansen

She told us that a letter had just arrived from the Wizard of Oz!

He wanted the sisters to come visit in the "Land of Oz"! He said that there were some pointers in visiting teaching that we needed to know first.

But not to worry!!!

She will safely guide us to the Scarecrow

symbolic of (knowledge & inviting the Spirit)

Mary Beth Farrer

Then to the Tin woMan

symbolic of (Loving & Caring for your Sisters)

Elaine Gibby

Last but not least the Lion!

symbolic of (Courage in visiting teaching)

Connie Anderson

Each sister (character) had a special message prepared to share with the Sisters in a very insightful way. The Spirit was there in each of the separate, prepared rooms!

Happily the sisters went from room to room singing "we're off to see the Wizard" & Lions and Tigers and Bears! OH! MY! Arm in arm, skipping along the way!!!---

But watch out!

There is a wicked witch floating around, trying to convince us not to do our visiting teaching!

Jody Shelley

The Tin Man needed to be oiled before she could begin.

There were signs like this all over the room.

Dorothy leads them safely through the back part of the cultural hall where the sisters follow the

  yellow brick road (made by paper to look like yellow bricks!)

At this point the sisters break out singing-

Follow the yellow brick road!

Follow the yellow brick road!

What's the first thing they see wen they go into the cultural hall in the

Land of Oz?

That wicked witch's hat & cape lying on the floor in a puddle!!!

Then they see this large sign.

All the sisters agreed that they did not want to have a melt down like that wicked witch did!!!

We then all sat down safely in our seats in the "land of oz".

Then we look up & see -- the witch's bike & Toto in the basket!!!

Oh No!

Whew!!! It's okay!

It was just a reminder that she was really there!

The sisters then relax and enjoy a song called "Miracles"

sung beautifully by Sister Kathy Gifford (accompanied by April Bays)

followed by a very touching testimony by

Relief Society President Jolene Hansen (Dorothy).

We ended with a closing prayer and refreshments which included, balloons on tables & colorful table cloths with refreshing green sherbet punch & "Ding Dong, the witch is dead" ding dongs.

Thank you gifts for speakers

This meeting was very successful in inspiring the sisters in visiting teaching and in the process, uniting the sisters happily together!----

We love Happy Beginnings!